Spending Time in the Oval OfficeLet’s be honest...it wasn’t THE Oval Office. But it was the Oval Office replica at a Presidential Library, something I highly recommend...
Who Couldn't Love That Face?It might have been one of the creepiest faces I've ever stared into. The bloodied face of an African wild dog, and so many of them that...
Learning a Drinking Tradition's Origin in PragueHave you ever traveled to a place that looked more like a fantasyland out of a theme park? That's how I felt in Prague in the Czech...
So Much More Than the Western WallNo matter what religion you connect with, or even if you don't connect with any at all, you can't deny that a visit to Jerusalem still...
Queens on Their ThroneI'm not a cat person. I like dogs. I got to see both while on safari. The wild dogs always gave us a great show with their hunts. But the...
Lounging on the BoardwalkOn my very first day on safari, I saw nearly everything I had ever hoped to see. We saw elephants on the way from the airstrip to the...
Just Another Day at the Mall in Krakow, PolandI knew very little about Krakow, Poland, before I went there. While planning my trip, I learned that it was where Oskar Schindler's...
Climbing St. Peter'sA tour of the Vatican can take most of the day, and it is absolutely worth it. When there, the grottos underneath the main floor of St....
A Majestic Profile Fit For a Queen (of the Wild)If you asked me for an accurate profile (pun intended!) of a lion when I was younger (and way before my first safari), I wouldn't have...
The Lion's Share of the Lion's StareSo many people ask me if I was scared seeing the wildlife in Africa up close. Never once, I tell them. For the most part, the animals...
Wild Wild WestMy friends and I had always wanted to go hiking back home. So when we found ourselves planning a bachelor party in Las Vegas for one of...
The Grandest of CanyonsMy Everest. That's how I think of my trek down and (thankfully also) up the Bright Angel Trail at the Grand Canyon. No one can ever...